Hewlett-Packard HP z540 Dig.Entertainment Ctr

HP z540 Digital Entertainment Center (PN065AA #ABA) Want to turn on the fun in your living room? Make the HP Digital Entertainment Center your "command central." It puts control of your TV, music, movies, and photos all in one sleek device that conveniently complements your home theater equipment. Its ultraquiet design keeps everyone focused on the entertainment experience instead of the system cooling fans!

Features

z540 Digital Entertainment Center- Black brushed aluminum Intel Pentium 4 processor 530 (3.0GHz) with HT Technology, Windows XP Media Center Edition, 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM, 160GB hard drive, Double layer DVD+/-R/RW drive, ATI RADEON X300 SE graphics, 9-in-1 digital media card reader, Personal video recorder with single NTSC TV tuner.

Want to turn on the fun in your living room? Make the HP Digital Entertainment Center your "command central." It puts control of your TV, music, movies, and photos all in one sleek device that conveniently complements your home theater equipment. Its ultraquiet design keeps everyone focused on the entertainment experience instead of the system cooling fans! Includes Digital Entertainment Center, HP lap-sized wireless entertainment keyboard with integrated optical trackball, HP Digial Entertainment Center infrared remote control, Power cable, DVI-D video cable, Composite video cable, S-video cable, Left/right RCA audio cable, Two infrared blasters to control set-top boxes, RF coaxial video cable, FM radio antenna with coaxial connector.

• Put everything at your fingertips – a single remote control gives you instant access to TV, DVD movies, home videos, music, photos, and FM radio through Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005.
• Enjoy speed and performance with the 3.0GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor 530 with HT Technology.
• Connect your TV or projector through DVI, Component Video, VGA, S-Video, or Composite Video.
• Pause, replay, and record TV from cable, digital cable, digital satellite, or over-the-air TV with the personal video recorder (PVR).
• Find and record your must-see TV shows with the complimentary lifetime subscription to the electronic program guide (EPG), allowing you to capture single episodes and entire series.
• Create your own media library by recording TV shows, home videos, and music on space-saving DVDs with the double-layer DVD R/RW multimedia drive.
• Store hours of recorded TV with the internal 160GB hard drive; add storage space with the HP Personal Media Drive (sold separately).
• Watch your favorite DVD movies and download new ones.
• Get digital or analog surround sound through your A/V receiver and enjoy high-quality sound with Intel High Definition Audio with 7.1 surround sound.
• Make your own CDs by searching for music by title, artist, or album with Apple iTunes – it is like having a jukebox in your living room.
• Transfer photos from your camera to your digital entertainment center using the 9-in-1 digital media card reader; then show them as a slide show on your TV with the included infrared remote control.
• Watch recorded TV in one room while listening to music in another – without having to transfer files or connect peripherals – by streaming multimedia content from the HP Digital Entertainment Center to any TV or stereo via the HP Media Center Extender (sold separately).

Specifications

Processor : Intel Pentium 4 processor 530 with Hyper-Threading
Technology; Operates at 3.0GHz.
800MHz Front Side Bus

Cache : 1MB Integrated Level 2

Chipset : Intel 915P Express

Memory : 512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM; System memory expandable to 2GB

Storage : 160GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive
HP Personal Media Drives may be added via the Personal Media
Drive Bay.
16x Double-Layer DVD+/-R/RW Drive, Progressive Scan DVD
movie playback at 480p.
16x max. DVD+R, 4x max. DVD+RW, 2.4x max. Double Layer
DVD+R4; 8x max. DVD-R, 4x max. DVD-RW, 16x max. DVD-ROM;
40x max. CD-R, 24x max. CD-RW, 40x max. CD-ROM.

TV Tuner : NTSC TV tuner with pause, review, and programmable record
capabilities; 30FPS, 60Hz frequency.

TV Inputs : (1) RF coaxial
(1) S-video
(1) Composite video
(2) Stereo RCA jacks (left/right)

Pvr : Personal Video Recorder (PVR) with high-performance hardware
encoder; Records television digitally to internal hard
drive or optional HP Personal Media Drive.
Features pause, instant replay and 30-second skip.
Compatible with cable, digital cable, digital satellite TV
and antenna; Records one TV channel while playing another
prerecorded show.

Electronic Programming Guide:
14-day programming guide for use with Personal Video
Recorder; Downloadable at no charge via high-speed
broadband Internet connection.

Video Processor:
ATI RADEON X300 SE Graphics Card with 128MB DDR memory; 16X
PCI-Express.

Video Outputs: (1) DVI-D (Digital Video Interface) for connectivity to
high-definition displays.
(1) VGA for connectivity to plasma, LCD and DLP displays and
projectors.
(1) Component video (YPbPr)
(1) S-video
(1) Composite video

Audio Chipset: Intel High Definition Audio with 7.1 surround sound (pre-amp); 20Hz to 20kHz audio frequency; 85dB audio signal
to noise ratio (SNR).

Audio Support: Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound support; Analog 7.1 pre-amp
surround sound support; Supports playback of MP3, AAC, WMA,
WAV and PCM music files; Supports playback of audio CDs and
DVD-video.

Audio Output : (8) RCA audio jacks for 7.1 surround sound analog output
(1) Toslink optical for 5.1 digital output (S/PDIF)
(1) Coaxial for 5.1 digital output (S/PDIF)
(1) 1/4" Headphone (front)

Audio Input : (2) Left/right RCA audio
(1) Microphone

FM Tuner : FM tuner with pause and replay capabilities; Nine user-defined FM preset stations; Range 87.5 - 108.0 MHz;
75ohm RF coaxial antenna included.

Wireless : (1) 802.11 b/g Wireless Receiver (removable antenna incl)

Card Reader : Front accessible 9-in-1 Flash Media card reader, supports
Secure Digital (SD), xD, SmartMedia (SM), MultiMediaCard
(MMC), CompactFlash (CF) Type I/II, Microdrive, Memory
Stick, Memory Stick Pro.

Connectors : (1) 10BaseT/100BaseTX/1000BaseT/RJ45 port
(6) USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 rear)
(2) IEEE-1394a/FireWire port (1 front, 1 rear)
(2) Rear infrared (IR) blaster ports with IR blaster cables
included; Changes TV channels on digital cable and
satellite set-top boxes.

Software : Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Apple iTunes for Windows with exclusive HP Tunes to play
back iTunes through Media Center.
HP Image Zone Plus with exclusive HP Image Zone for Media
Center.
muvee autoProducer software to automatically create home
videos through Media Center.
Sonic RecordNow to burn CDs/DVDs and make data back-ups.

Requirements : High definition TV or display (LCD, plasma, rear projection,
front projection); A/V receiver with 5.1 or greater
surround sound output.

Power: 250 watt Power Supply, Energy Star compliant

100~240 VAC, 50/60 Hz SIZE - 17.0"w x 4.4"h x 16.6"d